Monday, August 6, 2012

Just two days after phony posts appeared on Reuters’ blog, the
agency’s Twitter account was also hacked. Once again, the hoax tweets
informed readers of rebel losses in Syria, and reported fake White House
admissions of supporting al-Qaeda.

Many of the tweets were sensational, but fraudulent statements coming out of the White House.

“Obama takes Al Qaeda off list of terrorist organisation, says Al Qaeda no longer a threat to US interests,” the Reuters Tech account tweeted Sunday..... MORE